Events

2008

7pm SECOND THURSDAY OF THE MONTH - BAV MEETINGS
Contact: Bob Mc Gowan- secretary@balloonsvictoria.com.au
For details of all BAV activities.

1 JULY - 30 SEPTEMBER - THE 2008 GREAT AUSTRALIAN LONG JUMP
This nationwide annual event involves balloonists from all over Australia to see who can fly the greatest distance on 150 litres of propane. Report forms are available on this website. Click here for details. This year's Great Australian Long Jump is being organised by the Balloon Association of Victoria on behalf of the Australian Ballooning Federation.

23-24 August - BCNSW&ACT - KErr’s Canowindra Capers, CANOWINDRA, nsw. Contact: Liz Marrack

11 September - 7PM - BAV MEETING Grandview Hotel, Fairfield, VIC

14-15 SEPTEMBER - BAV STATE COMP - ROUND 3 -BENALLA, VIC.

September - Canowindra Show, canowindra, nsw. - (Date to be advised). Contact: Liz Marrack

4-6 October - BCNSW&ACT - Narromine, nsw.
Contact: Liz Marrack

9 October - 7PM - BAV MEETING Grandview Hotel, Fairfield, VIC

12-13 OCTOBER - BAV FLYING WEEKEND - Benalla, VIC.

18-19 October - BCNSW&ACT AGM – Canowindra, NSW.
Contact: Liz Marrack

1-4 NOVEMBER -BAV State Comp. Round 4, Wangaratta Jazz Festival - WANGARATTA VIC.

13 NOVEMBER - 7PM - BAV MEETING Grandview Hotel, Fairfield, VIC.

21 NOVEMBER - TBA - BAV Montgolfier Day, vic.
Contact: Ronald Kent: envirofix@hotkey.net.au

21 november - BCNSW&ACT - Montgolfier Weekend & Xmas Party, Canowindra, NSW.
Contact: Liz Marrack

11 DECEMBER- 7PM - BAV MEETING Grandview Hotel, Fairfield, VIC

Internationall

21-24 August - Crown of Maine Balloon Fest - Presque Isle, Maine, USA. www.crownofmaineballoonfest.org

22-24 August - Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival - Denver, Colorado, USA. www.rockymountainballoonfestival.com

22-24 August - Hot Air Balloon Classic - Garden City, Kansas, USA. www.gardencity.net

22-25 AUGUST - WEST COUNTRY BALLOON FIESTA -
TAVISTOCK, DEVON, UK westcountryballoons.com

27-30 August - Twente Balloon Festival - Oldenzaal, THE Netherlands www.twenteballooning.nl

28-31 AUGUST - 3RD BASQUE BALLOON COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS -
VITORIA - GASTEIZ / ALAVA, BASQUE COUNTRY, SPAIN.
alvaro@alavaenglobo.com

29-31 August - Llangollen Balloon Festival - Llangollen, UK.
www.xuberance.co.uk

29-31 August - Mosel Balloon Fiesta - Trier-Fohren, Germany.
www.schroeder-fireballoons.de

29 AugUST - 1 SeptEMBER - Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival -
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. www.balloongatineau.com

5-7 September - Bad Durrheimer Balloon Festival - Germany. ballonfestival@ballone.com

5-7 September - McCook Balloon Festival - McCook, Nebraska, USA. www.mccookballoonfest.com

5-7 September - 33rd Annual Huff-N-Puff - Lake Shawnee, Kansas, USA. www. greatplainsballoonclub.googlepages.com

5-9 SEPTEMBER - BALLOON 2008 SINT-NIKLAAS, BELGIUM

6-12 SEPTEMBER - PRIMAGAZ HEISSLUFTBALLONWOCHE PRE-WM, SCHLOSS SCHIELLEITEN, STUBENBERGSEE, STYRIA, AUSTRIA. (Fully booked). www.apfelwirt.at

13-20 SEPTEMBER - 18th FAI HOT AIR BALLOON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
at HOFKIRCHEN BEI HARTBERG, STYRIA, AUSTRIA Australia has four Competitors entered for the World Championship - Paul Gibbs, Sean Kavanagh, Edwin Michell and Les Springett. A fifth Australian pilot, Peter Vizzard, is entered in the Fiesta. Website: www.balloon2008.com
Contact: Adi Thaller - President Email: a.thaller@balloon2008.com

19-21 September - Chelmsford Balloon Festival - Essex, uk. www.skypower.co.uk

19-21 September - Plano Balloon Festival - Plano, Texas, USA.
www.planoballoonfest.com

19-21 September - Ravenna Balloon A-Fair - Ohio, USA.
www.ravennaballoonafair.com

30-4 October - 28th HUNGARIAN NATIONAL & 8th INTERNATIONAL HOT AIR BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIPS - DEBRECEN, HUNGARY.
Official entry forms online at www.deballoons.com. Only online entries are accepted. sixx69@gmail.com on behalf of the Organisers 2008 MOL Cup 2008molcup@gmail.com. Bela Somogyi - Executive President of the Organising Committee.

2-5 October - Brigachtaler Model Balloon Meet - Brigachtal, Germany. www.modellballone.com

4-12 OCTOBER - ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON FIESTA - NEW MEXICO - USA.

www.balloonfiesta.com

3-11 OCTOBER - 52nd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett - ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO - USA.
NACs may nominate 3 teams to participate in the Gordon Bennett. Intended launch is Saturday, October 4 at 1830 hours. Contact: Pat Brake - Event Director Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 4401 Alameda Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 Tel: 505 821 1000 Fax:505 828 2887 E:pjb@balloonfiesta.com W:www.balloonfiesta.com

31 OctOBER - 2 NovEMBER - Page-Lake Powell Balloon Regatta - Arizona, USA.
basketcasehotair@yahoo.com

7 NOVEMBER - Jordan International Hot Air Balloon Festival WADI RUM - JORDAN. Application form on website: www.eng-forum.com. Walid Hikmat – Manager MEEF Int’l Events Management Amman– Jordan. Tel: +962 6 556 2487 Fax: +962 6 556 2486 E-mail: walid@eng-forum.com. Mobile: +962 79 940 8127

8-16 November - 12th International BalloOning Festival – Portugal. Open to 60 balloons. Organisation - Publibalão, Lda
Director - Anibal Soares Tel. 00351 912207276
e-mail - publibalao@sapo.pt Web: www.publibalao.com.pt

12-16 NovEMBER - Thailand International Balloon Fiesta - Khao Yai, Thailand. www.wind-and-fire.com

17-30 November - North Thailand Balloon Tour - Thailand. www.wind-and-fire.com

5-7 December - Holiday Balloon Fest Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. www.holidayballoonfest.com

2009

13-18 February - Viva Valentine - Thailand. www.wind-and-fire.com

7-13 June - World Air Games - Turin, Italy. Invitation only. www.worldairgames.org

21-29 August - European Championships - Brissac-Quince, Anjou, France. www.ffaerostation.org

Try www.balloonevents.org for further information on balloon events around the world.

For further International events please go to the LINKS Page.

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